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Re: .loc.au stats for October
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Date: 
Tue, 5 Nov 2002 22:09:40 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
> > Of course, to do this we'd need to work out how to measure the quality per
> > word or post quality values...
> 
> The quality of a post can be coarsely approximated by applying quality metrics
> to each individual word, giving an overall posting content quality. So, say, a
> message involving quality words like "sensate", "post-expressionalism" and
> "45.7%" would generate a higher quality score than a message involving words
> like "lots", "stuff", and "wow". Indeed, one can even apply severe negative
> volume metrics to such words as "wasssssssssuuupppp" and "insectoids", thus
> reducing such any postings involving such words to hideously low levels,
> unredeemable even in such contexts as "45.7% of all insectoid sets incorporate
> post-expressionalism detectable to the more sensate builder". Any message
> involving lots of numbers is almost certainly good, as these are either set
> numbers, part numbers, or Richie's monthly statistics, so numbers will generate
> high quality word ratings.

So obviously that post would receive a hideously low quality rating, because
it mentions "insectoids" twice....

ROSCO



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  Re: .loc.au stats for October
 
(...) There is a difference between using words like the above quoted and unquoted. Unquoted they would rank as low quality, quoted they become highly intellectual as it denotes a meta-concept. I observe you quoted your use of the said word, thus (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.au)

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  Re: .loc.au stats for October
 
(...) The quality of a post can be coarsely approximated by applying quality metrics to each individual word, giving an overall posting content quality. So, say, a message involving quality words like "sensate", "post-expressionalism" and "45.7%" (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.au)

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